Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-07-29
THE PROHIBITION BOOM,
It Is Making Itself Felt in the
North, East, West, and
South.
success Seems Certain In Tennessee
Moving on in IlIinois-The
Canvass in Oregon.
In Texas the Battle Will Be Won
Provided We Can Get Fair
Election.

Election.
Governor Larrabees Testimony as to the
Effects of Prohibition in
Iowa.
ING ON IN ILLINOIS.
Tho Prohibition Party Steadily Gaining
Ground.
Chicago telegram
everything indicates steady growth
OF the Prohibition party in Illinois. A
stampede to its ranks is not expected,
but the growth is healthy, and such as
gives promise of permanence. The
party organization of the State was
never SO complete. A year ago several
counties had no organization, but they
have now been put in line, and in coun-
ties where the organization was weak
there has been strengthening. The
marked Improvement is due to the work
OF DR.. Villars, who has been kept con-
stantly in the field as State organizer.
MISSISSIPPI.
The People of the State Undoubtedly in
Favor OF Prohibition-A Monument to
Gambrell.
jackson MISSY letter
The State Legislature will meet
again next winter, and if it shall sub
NIT an amendment the canvass for
State prohibition will take place year
from now.
With majority of the counties of
the State already under prohibition;
with the rum power in minority of
the popular vote in such cities as
Jackson, Meridian, and Clinton, and
with the greatly intensified prohibi-
ton sentiment resulting from the as
sassination of Gambrell, there is little
doubt that the State would vote for
prohibition by heavy majority. The
only difficulty is to get the politicians
to accede to the demands of the people
and submit the amendment,
Vicksburg dispatchl
At the recent State Convention of
the w. G. Il. U. it was resolved to
take steps for the erection of monu-
ment to Roderick ID. Gambrell, the
prohibition and reform martyr. Miss
May Cowen, Of this city, is the author
lied receiver of funds to that end, and
she has begun the solicitation of money.
She reports that the prospect for the
success of the project is good.
OHIO.
The Friends of Prohibition On and Doing
Mass Convention at Columbus.
\ mass State convention by the
friends of local option and non partisan
methods was recently held at Column
bus, Ohio, and reports were heard
from nearly all sections Of the State,
either by delegates or communications.
The substance of the reports was that
in nearly all the cases where the pro-
hibitory ordinance had been passed
and proper effort made to enforce the
same by the people and officials, the
results were gratifying, and had in
creased the popularity of that feature
OF the Dow law. In some of the towns,
by lack of management and energy,
they have allowed the ordinance to be
disregarded, and in few cases the re-
suit had been the repeal of the Or
dinances, many difficulties in the way
of evasions being brought out, but all
we're shown capable Of being overcome
by proper effort. The reports showed
that there are now more than $50 towns
in the State having prohibitory ordi-
nances, and fifteen of these are county
seats and twenty-five have from $500
to 1000 inhabitants, and one 5000.
The convention, which was composed
of about one hundred persons. organ
lied Citizens Temperance League in
connection with which it is prepared to
secure auxiliaries i'll the different towns
throughout the State. The resolutions
adopted rejoice in the fact that the
local-option law has driven so many
saloons from the State, and that. it's
powers should be enlarged; that the
clause of the Dow law under which
some OF the municipal corporations
have authorized the opening of saloons
on Sunday should be repealed; declar
ing united effort on the part of all
Temperance people necessary to sue
cess, and that personal and party diff
ferences among them be ignored. It
was decided to begin the work of organ
ization at once, and it was also decided
to publish newspaper in the interests
of the cause.
THE CANVASS IN OREGON.
The Fight will Be Bitter and the Result
May BE CIose-Prohibit1oni Expect to
Win.